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Defterios is a [[World Economic Forum]] media leader, a member of the Global Agenda Council on the Middle East, and has served as chairman of Business Week Leadership Forums and the World Islamic Economic Forum.<ref name="cnnbio"/> |
Defterios is a [[World Economic Forum]] media leader, a member of the Global Agenda Council on the Middle East, and has served as chairman of Business Week Leadership Forums and the World Islamic Economic Forum.<ref name="cnnbio"/> |
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Defterios became President of FBC Media Group, a media production company, in 2000.<ref name="bloom"/> FBC produced ''[[World Business]]'' on [[CNBC]], a program which Defterios hosted from 2000 to 2007.<ref name="bloom"/> |
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Defterios became President of FBC Media Group, a media production company, in 2000.<ref name="bloom"/> FBC produced ''[[World Business]]'' on [[CNBC]], a program which Defterios hosted from 2000 to 2007.<ref name="bloom"/> In August 2011, [[BBC]] and CNBC cancelled all FBC shows on their programming after it was revealed that the company doubled as a public relations firm for the government of [[Malaysia]], and carried puff pieces in the shows in produced.<ref name="politico">{{cite news |title=CNBC drops 'World Business' |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0811/CNBC_drops_World_Business.html |publisher=[[Politico]] |date=3 August 2011 |accessdate=5 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="todaysg">{{cite news |title=CNBC drops flagship show over paid Malaysian interviews |url=http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC110805-0000043/CNBC-drops-flagship-show-over-paid-Malaysian-interviews |work=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]] |date=5 August 2011 |accessdate=5 August 2011}}</ref> CNN has distanced themselves from the allegations, claiming Defterios left FBC in March 2011 to be a full time staff member of the company.<ref name="todaysg"/> CNN aired an interview, conducted by Defterios, with Malaysian Prime Minister [[Najib Razak]] in July 2011, a week after the [[Bersih 2.0 rally]].<ref name="sr1">{{cite web |title=FBC Media scandal – Growing questions for CNN's John Defterios |url=http://www.sarawakreport.org/2011/08/fbc-media-scandal-growing-questions-for-cnns-john-defterios-2/ |publisher=[[Sarawak Report]] |date=5 August 2011 |accessdate=5 August 2011}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 15:10, 5 August 2011
John Kosta Defterios is an American journalist and media executive. He is currently an anchor and correspondent on CNN International and host of the program Marketplace Middle East.
Career
Defterios graduated from the University of Southern California in 1984 with degrees in journalism and political science. He worked for Reuters Television from 1984 to 1992, serving as European correspondent and special series producer for Nightly Business Report, a joint venture with PBS.[1][2] He joined CNN in 1992, and hosted World Business Today from 1994 to 1996.[1][3] He has also served as anchor of Ahead of the Curve and Business Unusual and as correspondent for Moneyline with Lou Dobbs.[2][3] In October 2007, Defterios began hosting Marketplace Middle East on CNN International.[3] He is also currently CNN's Emerging Markets Editor.[2]
Defterios is a World Economic Forum media leader, a member of the Global Agenda Council on the Middle East, and has served as chairman of Business Week Leadership Forums and the World Islamic Economic Forum.[2]
Defterios became President of FBC Media Group, a media production company, in 2000.[3] FBC produced World Business on CNBC, a program which Defterios hosted from 2000 to 2007.[3]
Personal life
Defterios married Manuela Mirkos, at the time an employee of The New York Times, in a Greek Orthodox ceremony on the island of Sifnos in 2002.[4] His previous marriage ended in divorce.[4]
References
- ^ a b "John K. Defterios". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d "John Defterios". CNN.com. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "John Defterios". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ a b "WEDDINGS; Manuela Mirkos, John Defterios". The New York Times. 25 August 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
External links
- Business 360 blog on CNN.com